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David Cameron has won back Conservative support and slashed Labour’s lead in a
new poll that suggests the Prime Minister is largely unscathed by the
“plebgate” affair.

The Populus poll for The Times puts the Tories on 35 per cent, up five
points from last month, and Labour on 40 per cent, down five. Labour’s lead
is the narrowest since George Osborne’s controversial Budget in March. The
Lib Dems are on 9 per cent, down one point.

The poll is the first snapshot since the party conference season and suggests
that Ed Miliband has made some ground in presenting himself